As of January, 2015

INITIATION ACCEPTANCE OATH

It is my sincere, voluntary and loving desire and request to be accepted by ________

__________________ (disciple of His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada) as his initiated disciple. To clarify what this signifies to me and to all
concerned, I make the following declarations and I HEREBY SOLEMNLY MAKE
THE FOLLOWING VOWS:

1. I accept _______________ to be my initiating (diksa) and instructing (siksa)

spiritual master (Guru) forever, even life after life. It is my desire and
commitment to help ______________ in his devotional service to His Divine
Grace Srila A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and the previous acaryas in
the guru-parampara.
2. I vow to follow throughout my life the instructions, etiquette, and principles
prescribed according to Srila Prabhupada's instructions, Bhagavata-dharma sastras
(Bhagavad-gita, Srimad Bhagavatam, Caitanya Caritamrta, etc.) and ISKCON
Law in my dealings with my spiritual master ______________ .
3. I vow to follow the four regulative principles of avoiding the following sinful
activities:
(a) Eating meat, fish, eggs, onion, garlic and any non-vegetarian food products;
(b) Taking all forms of intoxication including alcohol, drugs, tobacco, caffeine,
coffee, tea, etc.;
(c) Doing gambling, highly speculative business investments and frivolous sports;
(d) Engaging in illicit sex in any form.
4. I vow to chant 16 rounds (16  108 mantras) of Hare Krishna Maha-mantra japa
every day.
5. I vow that I shall follow the general and specific individual instructions given to
me by my spiritual master ______________________. I accept these instructions
as representing Srila Prabhupada's Lord Krishna's will.
6. As an initiated disciple I understand that I am accepted as a member of and under
the eternal shelter of the Brahma-Madhva-Gaudiya-(ISKCON) disciplic
succession coming through His Divine Grace Srila A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada and I vow to accept my further spiritual instructions and initiation
from _____________ Swami and in such circumstances where he is not present in
this world to give them I shall accept the same only from bona fide ISKCON
spiritual master representing Srila Prabhupada.
7. I shall always remain loyal to ISKCON (International Society for Krishna
Consciousness) as an extension of Srila Prabhupada and I shall avoid doing
anything detrimental to the mission of my spiritual master and to ISKCON.

Name of Initiate:_________________________________________________

Signature of Initiate:_______________________________________________

Place of Initiation: ___________________________ Date: _____/_____/_____

Witnesses:
(1) _____________________________ (2) __________________________